TidePlanet

Today in Playa Grande there are high tides at 5:46 am (12.7 ft) and 6:15 pm (12.0 ft) and low tide at 11:59 am. Tide coefficient 92. Right now the tide is rising toward the high tide at 5:46 am. The sun rises at 8:04 am and sets at 6:28 pm: 10 h 24 min of daylight. The moon is 85% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 8:45 pm. Major solunar periods run from 3:00 am to 5:00 am and from 3:32 pm to 5:32 pm. The next spring tides arrive from November 9 to 11. The sea is moderate, with 5.9 ft waves. There's a light air from the east-southeast (2 mph). Fog, 53 °F.

Beach

Beach day in Playa Grande

Beach forecast, 7 days →

Is it a beach day?

0
Not a beach day · 0 out of 10 No good beach time today.
  • Offshore breeze (6 mph)
  • UV 3 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
  • Low tide at 11:59 am: more sand
  • Cloudy (82% cloud cover)
  • Feels like 66 °F: a bit cool
  • Dangerous for swimming: 5.1 ft waves every 10 s; high rip current risk

Dangerous surf during beach hours. Stay out if the red flag is up, and never swim where there is no lifeguard.

Today, hour by hour

  • Swimming Dangerous · 5.1 ft

    5.1 ft waves every 10 s: dangerous for swimming. Stay out if the red flag is up. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.

  • Water 59 °F

    Cold: ease in slowly.

  • Sun & sunscreen UV 3 · SPF 30

    Max UV 3 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.

  • Wind 6 mph

    Offshore breeze (6 mph).

  • Tide & sand 11:59 am

    Low tide at 11:59 am: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 5:46 am and 6:15 pm.

We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days

About Playa GrandeThe beach

In Miño, 0.8 mi from the center. Tides, weather and sun in Miño →

Surface Sand
Length 0.9 mi
Facing Faces northwest
Water quality Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
Amenities
  • Showers
  • Parking

Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. See on OpenStreetMap · Fix on OpenStreetMap

Beaches near Playa Grande

Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors

Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap

Beaches and amenities: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Bathing water quality: European Environment Agency (EEA), with data from the Spanish Ministry of Health (Náyade).

Fishing

Fishing in Playa Grande today

Fishing forecast, 7 days →

Best time to fish

Solunar activity today: medium
8
Good day · 8 out of 10 5:10–7:00 pm Also 11:50 am–12:50 pm and 4:50–6:50 am
  • High tide at 6:15 pm, coefficient 87
  • Major period 3:32–5:32 pm
  • Sunset at 6:28 pm, golden hour from 5:48 pm
  • Steady pressure (30.15 inHg), light onshore wind (4 mph) and some swell (3.4 ft waves) to stir the water
  • Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
  • Highest tide coefficient today: 92 (spring tides)

Your day at a glance

The best window, 5:10 pm to 7:00 pm, combines the 6:15 pm high tide, a major period, sunset, a light onshore breeze and some swell. Also good from 11:50 am to 12:50 pm, with the 11:59 am low tide, moonset and some swell. Also good from 4:50 am to 6:50 am, with the 5:46 am high tide, a major period and falling pressure.

Species with the most records nearby: European hake, small-spotted catshark, Atlantic horse mackerel and tub gurnard. October is one of the months when these are seen most: small-spotted catshark and thornback ray. What you can catch

How it works · Next 7 days · Fishing rules

Tides

Tides in Playa Grande

Tides for 7 days →

Today's high and low tides

  • ▼ Low tide 11:59 am 2.0 ft
  • ▲ High tide 6:15 pm 12.0 ft · coef. 87

↑ Rising The tide is rising. 5 h 5 min to high tide at 5:46 am.

Tide coefficient 92 for the 5:46 am high tide and 87 for the 6:15 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 10.7 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on December 26 (13.4 ft) and the lowest, on August 13 (0.7 ft).

Semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height.

Heights above chart datum: the lowest astronomical tide (LAT), the zero of nautical charts in Europe. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. chart datum (LAT)

Tide coefficient and range in October

The biggest tides of the month came from October 26 to 28 (coefficient 99, 11.5 ft range). The smallest, on October 19 (coefficient 27, 3.8 ft).

Tide and solunar table · this week

Day Sun Tide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4 Coef. Moon Major periods Activity
Today, Thu 29 8:04 am · 6:28 pm High tide 5:46 am · 12.7 ft Low tide 11:59 am · 2.0 ft High tide 6:15 pm · 12.0 ft — Coef. 92 85% Major periods 3:00 am · 3:32 pm Medium
Fri 30 8:05 am · 6:27 pm Low tide 12:16 am · 2.6 ft High tide 6:35 am · 12.2 ft Low tide 12:52 pm · 2.6 ft High tide 7:09 pm · 11.2 ft Coef. 81 76% Major periods 4:04 am · 4:36 pm Medium
Sat 31 8:07 am · 6:26 pm Low tide 1:08 am · 3.4 ft High tide 7:32 am · 11.5 ft Low tide 1:53 pm · 3.3 ft High tide 8:15 pm · 10.3 ft Coef. 68 66% Major periods 5:07 am · 5:37 pm Medium
Sun 1 8:08 am · 6:24 pm Low tide 2:10 am · 4.2 ft High tide 8:41 am · 10.9 ft Low tide 3:09 pm · 3.9 ft High tide 9:36 pm · 9.8 ft Coef. 56 Last quarter Major periods 6:06 am · 6:33 pm Medium
Mon 2 8:09 am · 6:23 pm Low tide 3:29 am · 4.7 ft High tide 10:04 am · 10.6 ft Low tide 4:37 pm · 4.1 ft High tide 11:03 pm · 9.7 ft Coef. 50 43% Major periods 7:00 am · 7:25 pm Medium
Tue 3 8:10 am · 6:22 pm Low tide 4:57 am · 4.7 ft High tide 11:27 am · 10.6 ft Low tide 5:57 pm · 3.8 ft — Coef. 52 33% Major periods 7:49 am · 8:13 pm Medium
Wed 4 8:12 am · 6:20 pm High tide 12:16 am · 10.1 ft Low tide 6:12 am · 4.3 ft High tide 12:36 pm · 11.0 ft Low tide 6:58 pm · 3.4 ft Coef. 60 23% Major periods 8:35 am · 8:58 pm Medium

▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above chart datum (LAT). Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.

Where this tide comes from

B · Nearby station

Playa Grande has no station of its own, so we use the tide at A Coruña (TICON-4), 9.5 mi away. On the open coast the difference is usually a few minutes and inches; inside estuaries, rivers and enclosed bays it can be much larger.

Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data

How we calculate the tide

Sea and waves

The sea at Playa Grande

7-day waves

Sea stateSea state: moderate

Moderate Douglas 4 · light breeze, Beaufort 2
Waves 5.9 ft · 11.3 s from the northwest (312°)
Swell 5.7 ft · 9.5 s from the northwest
Current 0.0 mph toward the E

The waves you may find

  • Most commonMost common3.0 ft
  • Significant5.9 ft
  • Highest expectedHighest12 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 12 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 12 ft.

Wind on the coast and offshore

On the coast 2 mph ESE · gusts 3
Offshore (17 mi NW)Offshore 7 mph SW · gusts 13

Cross-offshore wind. The coast faces northwest and the wind comes off the land at an angle: calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

Cross-offshore Hourly wind →

Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days

Waves ease over the next few days. The biggest waves arrive on Thursday 29: 6.1 ft with a period of 11 s, from the northwest (moderate).

Water temperature

Water temperature →
Water now59.0 °F
Today 58.8–59.4 °F air: 53 / 66 °F
Satellite (2 days ago) 58.8 °F measured 0.5 mi away

Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water is steady these days, with no sudden changes.

Water about normal for late October.

Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses

Water temperature →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 12:41 am (local time).

Diving

Diving in Playa Grande today

Diving and snorkeling, 7 days →

Diving and snorkeling today

Likely visibility: poor
6
Average day · 6 out of 10 5:20–6:50 pm Also 12:30–1:10 pm
  • Slack water around high tide (6:15 pm): little current from 5:50 pm to 6:40 pm
  • 2.8 ft swell at 8 s from the west-northwest: some surge on the bottom
  • Light onshore wind (4 mph)
  • 0.2 mph current toward the southwest, weak (model)
  • Daylight
Swell 2.8 ft 8 s · from the WNW
Likely visibility Poor Snorkeling: poor
Water and suit 58.8 °F 7 mm wetsuit
Current 0.2 mph toward the SW
  • Slack water today: high tide 5:46 am (5:20–6:10 am), low tide 11:59 am (11:40 am–12:20 pm), high tide 6:15 pm (5:50–6:40 pm) and low tide 12:16 am (11:50 pm–12:40 am)
  • Likely visibility: poor. Swell (up to 9.3 ft at 10 s) over the last few days has stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
  • Water at 58.8 °F: a 7 mm wetsuit, with hood and booties.
  • Snorkeling: better not, with these waves, wind or current.
  • Night dive: dark from 6:58 pm. Waning gibbous (85%), rising at 8:45 pm: a bright night.

Your diving day at a glance

The best window, 5:20 pm to 6:50 pm, combines slack water at high tide, light wind and weak current, though with some swell. Also worth a look from 12:30 pm to 1:10 pm, with light wind, weak current and the sun high, though with some swell.

Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.

Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.

How it works · Next 7 days

Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby

Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors

Within 12 mi. Some may be missing or closed; marine reserves usually need a permit. Open the map on OpenStreetMap · Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap

Wreck and reef positions are approximate and not for navigation; a wreck’s depth runs from the top of the hull to the seabed.

Sites: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Wrecks: EMODnet Human Activities (AND-International), from UK Hydrographic Office data, CC BY 4.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sites and fish: Reef Life Survey / IMOS NRMN, CC BY 4.0; fish names, Wikidata.

Weather

Weather in Playa Grande

14-day weather

Now in Playa Grande

Now 53 °F Fog · feels like 53 °F · 53 / 66 °F
Low / high
53 / 66 °F
Rain
0.00 in · 0%
Clouds
72%
Humidity
92%
Dew pointDew point
51 °F
Visibility
5.9 mi
UV indexUV
0 · low
Air qualityAir
Fair · 36
Saharan dust
No
Pollen
None

Pressure and fishing

  • ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
  • → SteadySteady · now Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Steady now (−0.01 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Today, hour by hourHour by hour

Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky FogPartly cloudyOvercastPartly cloudyOvercastOvercastOvercastFog
Temperature 54°54°53°55°62°66°61°56°
Wind (mph) 2 ENE3 SE3 SE5 SE5 SSW2 W4 NW3 SE
Gusts 36410137105
Waves 6.1 ft5.4 ft5.1 ft5.1 ft4.8 ft4.1 ft3.4 ft3.0 ft
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in
  • 12:00 am 54° 2 ENE 6.1 ft
  • 3:00 am 54° 3 SE 5.4 ft
  • 6:00 am 53° 3 SE 5.1 ft
  • 9:00 am 55° 5 SE 5.1 ft
  • 12:00 pm 62° 5 SSW 4.8 ft
  • 3:00 pm 66° 2 W 4.1 ft
  • 6:00 pm 61° 4 NW 3.4 ft
  • 9:00 pm 56° 3 SE 3.0 ft

Next 14 daysComing days

Day Sky Low / high Max wind Max wave High tides
Today · 29 Fog 53 / 66 °F 6 mph SSE 6.1 ft 5:46 am · 6:15 pm
Fri 30 Fog 51 / 62 °F 4 mph ENE 4.5 ft 6:35 am · 7:09 pm
Sat 31 Fog 50 / 69 °F 4 mph ENE 4.9 ft 7:32 am · 8:15 pm
Sun 1 Fog 48 / 69 °F 4 mph E 4.5 ft 8:41 am · 9:36 pm
Mon 2 Fog 45 / 67 °F 7 mph E 4.1 ft 10:04 am · 11:03 pm
Tue 3 Partly cloudy 52 / 63 °F 12 mph ENE 3.6 ft 11:27 am
Wed 4 Mainly clear 46 / 60 °F 12 mph ENE 3.9 ft 12:16 am · 12:36 pm
Thu 5 Drizzle 45 / 64 °F 7 mph SSE 3.9 ft 1:12 am · 1:31 pm
Fri 6 Drizzle 43 / 64 °F 10 mph SSE 2.4 ft 1:58 am · 2:17 pm
Sat 7 Drizzle 56 / 67 °F 15 mph SSE 2.9 ft 2:38 am · 2:57 pm
Sun 8 Drizzle 58 / 69 °F 11 mph SSE 3.0 ft 3:14 am · 3:33 pm
Mon 9 Drizzle 58 / 66 °F 13 mph S 2.8 ft 3:48 am · 4:07 pm
Tue 10 Rain 55 / 62 °F 9 mph S 3.1 ft 4:22 am · 4:40 pm
Wed 11 Light drizzle 55 / 64 °F 14 mph SSW 4.4 ft 4:55 am · 5:13 pm
  • Fri 30 Fog 51° / 62° 4.5 ft
  • Sat 31 Fog 50° / 69° 4.9 ft
  • Sun 1 Fog 48° / 69° 4.5 ft
  • Mon 2 Fog 45° / 67° 4.1 ft
  • Tue 3 Partly cloudy 52° / 63° 3.6 ft
  • Wed 4 Mainly clear 46° / 60° 3.9 ft
  • Thu 5 Drizzle 45° / 64° 3.9 ft
See all 14 days →

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 12:41 am (local time).

Sun

The sun in Playa Grande

Sunrise and sunset →

Sunrise and sunset

Rises 8:04 am in the ESE (108°)ESE
Sets 6:28 pm in the WSW (252°)WSW
  • First light 7:01 am
  • Full dark 7:31 pm
  • Civil dawn 7:35 am
  • Civil dusk 6:58 pm
  • Solar noon 1:17 pm (33° high)
  • Daylight 10 h 24 min (−3 min)
  • Evening golden hour 5:48 pm
  • Full dark 7:31 pm

Golden hour and the day-night map

Morning golden hour8:04–8:45 am
Evening golden hour5:48–6:28 pm
Playa Grande

Today the sun is 92,334,999 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.

Moon and solunar

The moon in Playa Grande

The moon for 7 days →

Moon phase and position

Waning gibbous · 85% 85% illuminated · 18.8 days old New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 8:03 am
Rises 8:45 pm in the NE (50°)NE
Sets 1:20 pm tomorrow · in the NW (309°) · set at 12:19 pm
Transit 4:00 am overhead
Visible 16 h 36 min from 8:45 pm to 1:20 pm

Today the moon is 226,618 mi away and looks 32′ 45″ across.

Solunar periods

Today's activity: medium
  • 3:00–5:00 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
  • 3:32–5:32 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
  • 11:49 am–12:49 pm Minor · moonset · medium activity
  • 8:15–9:15 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity

According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.

Upcoming moon phases

2026 moon calendar →
  • Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 9:29 pmNov 1 in 3 days
  • New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 8:03 amNov 9 in 11 days
  • First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 12:48 pmNov 17 in 19 days
  • Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 3:54 pmNov 24 in 26 days

Next perigee (the moon at its closest to Earth): November 25, 223,281 mi away.

Place

Where to fish in Playa Grande

All places in A Coruña →

Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby

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Within 9.3 mi. A spot may be missing or closed. Open the map on OpenStreetMap · Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap

Spots: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps.

Water depth

Shallow, gradual

Shallow, gradual bottom: you need to go 1.8 mi out for 33 ft of water. Right off the beach it already drops to about 12 ft.

From the shoreline out to sea, heading northwest.

How far from shore

  • 16 ft deep0.65 mi
  • 33 ft deep1.8 mi
  • 66 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi
  • 164 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi

For fishing, swimming and diving

  • Shore fishing. About 12 ft of water 330 ft out: long casts help, and so does a rising tide, which brings fish closer in.
  • Swimming. The bottom drops quickly near the shore and you are soon out of your depth. Keep an eye on kids and weak swimmers.
  • Diving. Shallow near shore: you only reach 33 ft at 1.8 mi. For dives deeper than 33 ft, go by boat.

Inside bays, estuaries and harbors the bottom changes a lot from spot to spot (channels and shoals): use this only as a rough guide.

Source: EMODnet Bathymetry DTM 2024 (CC BY 4.0), cells of about 380 ft; depth at the lowest astronomical tide. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.

Tides near Playa GrandeTides nearby

All places in A Coruña, A to Z (518) → Rías Altas tides →

Playa Grande at a glance

  • Beach. Coordinates: 43.359° N, 8.210° W.
  • It is 9.4 mi east of A Coruña, the main place in A Coruña. The sun rises 1 min earlier and sets 1 min earlier than in A Coruña.
  • In Miño, 0.8 mi from the center.
  • The nearest tide station, A Coruña, is 9.5 mi to the west.
  • Its coast faces northwest.
  • Beaches and harbors nearby: Playa Gandario (1.8 mi), Marina Sada (1.8 mi), Playa Arnela (2.5 mi), Praia do Raso (4.6 mi).

Questions about Playa GrandeQuestions

Where is Playa Grande?

In Miño, 0.8 mi from the center, A Coruña (Spain). The shore faces northwest.

What amenities does Playa Grande have?

According to OpenStreetMap: showers and parking. Some may be missing or out of date, so ask at the beach.

How clean is the water at Playa Grande?

Excellent water quality in the official rating for the 2025 season (European Environment Agency, with data from the Spanish Ministry of Health).

What time is high tide today in Playa Grande?

Today in Playa Grande there are high tides at 5:46 am (12.7 ft) and 6:15 pm (12.0 ft) and low tide at 11:59 am. Tide coefficient 92.

What time is sunset today in Playa Grande?

At 6:28 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 6:58 pm.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Playa Grande?

At 8:05 am. First light comes at 7:02 am.

What phase is the moon today?

Waning gibbous, 85% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 8:03 am.

When are the next spring tides?

From November 9 to 11.

What are today's solunar periods?

Major 3:00–5:00 am, Minor 11:49 am–12:49 pm, Major 3:32–5:32 pm, Minor 8:15–9:15 pm. Today's activity is medium.

What's the weather like today in Playa Grande?

Fog, from 53 °F to 66 °F, with a light air from the east-southeast (2 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

How is the sea today in Playa Grande?

Moderate (Douglas 4): 5.9 ft waves with a period of 11.3 s from the northwest. The water is 59.0 °F.

When is the best time to visit Playa Grande?

The best time to visit Playa Grande is from June to August: highs of 71 °F to 74 °F, about 5 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

Can I use this data for navigation?

No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.

Where this data comes from

Tide: A Coruña station, with constants from TICON-4 (Hart-Davis, Dettmering and Seitz, 2025, SEANOE), licensed CC BY 4.0, via Slackwater database (changes). Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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